Honorary Board Members

Tara Campbell is a native Daytonian, grassroots activist, and a dedicated advocate for human rights. Ms. Campbell is the Executive President of Dayton United for Human Rights coalition which was founded to educate, listen to, and involve members of the community and elected officials to ensure accountability for the protection of Human rights. Tara's leadership style is characterized by her collaborative approach, strategic vision, and unwavering commitment to justice. She believes in empowering others to become advocates for human rights and strives to create a world where equity, dignity and equality are upheld for all.

Ms. Campbell's dedication to the cause is evident through her active involvement in educational initiatives, community outreach, and public speaking engagements. She is passionate about fostering collaboration and partnerships to create sustainable change in the Montgomery County region. She worked with the coalition in efforts for the City of Dayton committing to become a Human Rights City in 2025. Tara has zealous devotion to assist the city with the assessment of its current governmental framework. Recently, she was asked to join the steering committee for the North American Human Rights Cities Alliance. 

Tara has extensive experience working in the affordable housing field and holds a deep unwavering commitment to housing in eradicating homelessness. Her in-depth understanding of the housing issues in our communities ignites her to be a champion for change. Tara has worked in the public & private housing industry for over 27 years assisting our communities with affordable housing needs. Tara is efficient working with Low Income Housing Tax Credits, HOME, National & State Housing Trust Funds, IRS & HUD regulations. She is a Certified Housing Development Finance Professional (HDFP), Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM), Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP), and Certified in Fair Housing Compliance (FHC) to name a few of her credentials.

Tara is a Realtor of the State of Ohio working with Home Experts Realty. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Central State University and received her certifications as an Ohio Real Estate Associate and Entrepreneur from Sinclair Community College. Tara has held a Notary Public Commission with the State of Ohio for 18 years, and the CEO of 5 Starz Empire, LLC. If she could imagine community, it would be where all people are knowledgeable of their human rights and live in dignity. In her known words, “COMMUNITY is the recipe for CHANGE!”

Ndeye Thiome serves as the Executive Secretary & Social Media/Communications manager for DUHR. She is of west African descent and a proud child of immigrants. She recently obtained her Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science from the University Of Dayton. With a deep understanding of political systems and excellent researching skills, she has leveraged her knowledge and skills to drive positive change on a global scale. She has produced four research publications for Gender Tech Initiative-Uganda, exploring the rise and challenges of STEM within the African continent with special regard to the experiences of African women in STEM. In the Dayton region, she is an alumni of the Law & Leadership Institute and a Statehouse Civic Scholar. Most recently, she has also done research for the 2024 Dayton Black Audit Project, which is the Dayton portion of the larger Black Audit Project which tours various parts of the diaspora to assess the conditions in which people with African descent are living in using the SDGs as a measuring guide. With a firm belief in the power of advocacy and activism, she is ready to contribute meaningfully to organizations and initiatives striving to uphold human rights and build a more equitable society.

 Lisa Singh is a professional mediator, facilitator and intercultural trainer who has devoted all of her professional career to helping people communicate more effectively.  Lisa started in the field of intercultural communication and diversity, but quickly realized that having tools to engage in dialogue would be a dynamic and necessary skill to add to her knowledge base.  In addition, in her spare time, Lisa utilizes her skills to address human rights concerns and issues in the community. Lisa is on the Board of Dayton United for Human Rights as well as one of the founding members of the Greater Cincinnati Community Mediation Program, a Cincinnati-based community mediation center.

Lisa’s professional mediation experience dates to 1996, when she took training from a community mediation center, The Dayton Mediation Center.  Since day one, she has been an active community mediator and volunteer.  Lisa has worked for the Dayton Mediation Center and for a brief while in North Platte, Nebraska as a regional director of a Western Nebraska community mediation center, now called Mediation West.  Although trained in several mediation models, Lisa loves the transformative model developed by Robert A. Baruch Bush and Joseph P. Folger. She also has a passion for restorative justice and advocates for the use of all of its multitude of models.  Lisa has worked using transformative practice as well as restorative circles to help people have more constructive conversations across cultural lines.  Lisa is a certified trainer in restorative justice and an experienced circle keeper.

As a result of her mediation and cultural expertise, Lisa has also developed skills in the practice of facilitation.  Lisa works actively as a facilitator both online and in person.  Lisa leads teams in creative problem solving, works with business to provide more effective meetings, and consults with communities to create public conversations that work. One participant said, “Lisa is a perfect combination of grace and professionalism making her the ever best facilitator I have got to meet. It was a great learning experience working with her...”

Additionally, Lisa has provided training and consulting for Fortune 500 companies. Some of the companies Lisa has worked with are:  Proctor and Gamble, Columbia University, Emerson Technologies, Nestle, Johnson Controls, and Avery, ConocoPhillips Oil Company, Siemens Energy Systems, Maxus Oil Company, and Pertamina Oil Company.  One professional taking part in a repatriation program said, “Lisa really helped me review the pertinent skills I learned working overseas.  The half a day was well worth the time.”

Keslina Luoma serves as the chair for DUHR’s Mental Health Committee. With a master’s degree and license in social work, she is employed by CHOICES, a local non-profit foster care agency. Keslina works as a home-based mental health therapist for children and adolescents and is a certified clinical trauma & resiliency specialist (CTRS-C). She has also served her community as a domestic violence victim advocate and conducted research which assisted in advocating for the needs of victims in Montgomery County. As an activist fighting for social justice, she volunteers and demonstrates for movements including reproductive rights, LGBTQ2S+ rights, anti-oppressions & racism, abolitionism, and anti-violence. 

Photo Credit-  Phoenix Lex & Sebastian De Leon Osorio 

  Julio is a researcher, a human-rights activist, and a systemic designer. Over the past decade, Julio has actively advocated for the design of governance systems that protect human rights, promote justice, support democracy, and enhance community well-being in Dayton. Efforts have included advocating for increased government transparency and accountability, for more just and equitable laws and policies, and for increased opportunities for community participation in public decision making. Julio is eager to see Dayton become a Human Rights City and hopes the City of Dayton will lead the way when it comes to legislating and governing while prioritizing the human rights of its residents.

In 2018, Julio received a Community Impact Award from the City of Dayton’s Human Relations Council. And in 2019, he was recognized by the Dayton Business Journal as one of Dayton’s 40 Under Forty and by the State of Ohio Latino Affairs Commission as a Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan.

Julio has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (Spain) and a Master’s degree in Human Factors Psychology from Wright State University. He has over 15 years of professional experience in research and development (R&D). Julio has conducted extensive work aimed at better understanding, training, supporting, and assessing complex cognitive skills (e.g., systems thinking, cultural competence). He also led the design of a collaborative crowdsourcing system to enable collective decision making in large organizations.

Tony Talbott is the Director of Advocacy of the Human Rights Center at the University of Dayton. He is co-founder and director of Abolition Ohio, the Miami Valley Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition. He also lectures in Human Rights, Political Science, and Sustainability. He serves on the Ohio Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Commission and researches and writes on Southeast Asia, nationalism, human rights and human trafficking. Originally from Dayton, Tony joined the military and served a total of 13 years in both the Army National Guard and the US Navy. He traveled extensively throughout the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean regions—including Asia, Australia, and Africa. While finishing his tour of duty he earned a BA in History and Government from Columbia College. He then left the service to attend graduate school. He earned an MA in International Affairs from Ohio University and studied for a PhD in Political Science at Arizona State University.